Patents by Inventor Kazuya Kitatani

Kazuya Kitatani has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220337315
    Abstract: A communication system for transport means is provided, by which wireless communication is performed between the outside and the wireless communication environment in the transport means. Optical wireless communication is performed between a terminal device 2 and a light source device 3. A body ECU 4 connected to the light source device 3 by wired connection is further connected, by the wired connection, to a DCM 7 performing wireless communication with the outside. The light source device 3 and the body ECU 4 communicate with each other by power line communication. Accordingly, the light source device 3 sends and receives information between the outside via the body ECU 4 and the DCM 7. Thus, a vehicle communication system 1 that realizes wireless communication between the outside and the in-vehicle wireless communication environment (in-vehicle wireless communication environment configured including the terminal device 2 and the light source device 3) is built.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kaoru YOSHIDA, Shiori FURUTA, Kazuya KITATANI, Daiki HAYAKAWA
  • Patent number: 11067289
    Abstract: A water receiving member is reduced in size and is therefore made difficult to visually recognize. A cooking device (1) includes a main body (11), a front door (12), and a waste receiving member (41). The front door (12) has a water droplet restraining part (33) provided on a lower portion of an inner surface of the front door (12) which inner surface faces the heating room (13). While the front door (12) is closed, the water droplet restraining part (33) protrudes diagonally downwardly or horizontally from the inner surface of the front door (12) toward a rear side of the main body (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Kitayama, Kazuya Kitatani, Masayuki Uno, Shinya Ueda, Masayuki Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20210088222
    Abstract: A water receiving member is reduced in size and is therefore made difficult to visually recognize. A cooking device (1) includes a main body (11), a front door (12), and a waste receiving member (41). The front door (12) has a water droplet restraining part (33) provided on a lower portion of an inner surface of the front door (12) which inner surface faces the heating room (13). While the front door (12) is closed, the water droplet restraining part (33) protrudes diagonally downwardly or horizontally from the inner surface of the front door (12) toward a rear side of the main body (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: HIROKI KITAYAMA, KAZUYA KITATANI, MASAYUKI UNO, SHINYA UEDA, MASAYUKI IWAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10897102
    Abstract: A connector structure includes a connector body that includes wiring in an internal section; an opening of the connector body, the opening being positioned to overlap the wiring when being viewed in a predetermined direction, the opening communicating with the internal section; and a probe holding mechanism in the opening, the probe holding mechanism blocking up the opening. The probe holding mechanism is configured to have a probe inserted through the probe holding mechanism in the predetermined direction and is configured to, when the probe is inserted through the probe holding mechanism, deform and hold the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kaoru Yoshida, Kazuya Kitatani, Ryutaro Yamazaki, Hiroki Keino, Keigo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10842310
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cooking device (1A) which, in a case where food items are cooked consecutively, makes the cooked food items uniform in condition. The cooking device (1A) includes an upper heater (17), a d lower heater (18), a steam supplying section (20), a temperature sensor (27), and a heating control section (31A). The heating control section (31A) controls, based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor (27), the operations of the upper heater (17) and the lower heater (18) so that the temperature in a cooking room (14) becomes equal to a given temperature. In a case where the time from the start of a cooking process to the end of the cooking process is divided into a preceding time period and a subsequent time period, the heating control section (31A) suspends the operations of the upper heater (17) and the lower heater (18) while the temperature in the cooking room (14) is higher than a given preceding target temperature (T1) during the preceding time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuya Kitatani, Masayuki Iwamoto, Manami Kobayashi, Rika Nozawa, Keisuke Morishita, Minoru Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190356080
    Abstract: A connector structure includes a connector body that includes wiring in an internal section; an opening of the connector body, the opening being positioned to overlap the wiring when being viewed in a predetermined direction, the opening communicating with the internal section; and a probe holding mechanism in the opening, the probe holding mechanism blocking up the opening. The probe holding mechanism is configured to have a probe inserted through the probe holding mechanism in the predetermined direction and is configured to, when the probe is inserted through the probe holding mechanism, deform and hold the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kaoru YOSHIDA, Kazuya KITATANI, Ryutaro YAMAZAKI, Hiroki KEINO, Keigo TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20190059627
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cooking device (1A) which, in a case where food items are cooked consecutively, makes the cooked food items uniform in condition. The cooking device (1A) includes an upper heater (17), a d lower heater (18), a steam supplying section (20), a temperature sensor (27), and a heating control section (31A). The heating control section (31A) controls, based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor (27), the operations of the upper heater (17) and the lower heater (18) so that the temperature in a cooking room (14) becomes equal to a given temperature. In a case where the time from the start of a cooking process to the end of the cooking process is divided into a preceding time period and a subsequent time period, the heating control section (31A) suspends the operations of the upper heater (17) and the lower heater (18) while the temperature in the cooking room (14) is higher than a given preceding target temperature (T1) during the preceding time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: KAZUYA KITATANI, MASAYUKI IWAMOTO, MANAMI KOBAYASHI, RIKA NOZAWA, KEISUKE MORISHITA, MINORU TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180153335
    Abstract: A beverage preparation apparatus includes a liquid storage tank storing a liquid, a liquid supply path having one end connected to the liquid storage tank and the other end serving as a supply port, a heating device for heating the liquid in the liquid supply path, an agitation tank accommodating an agitation member agitating powders and the liquid supplied through the supply port, an agitation member drive portion rotationally driving the agitation member, and a control portion controlling the agitation member drive portion. The control portion rotationally drives the agitation member before supply of the liquid from the supply port to the agitation tank ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuaki SAKANE, Kazuya KITATANI, Nahoko SAKUMASU, Akihiro YOSHIDOME, Naozumi SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170273496
    Abstract: A grating apparatus grates an object to be grated, and includes an upper mill including an upper mill grinding surface and an opening portion in a center of the upper mill grinding surface, a lower mill located below the upper mill and including a lower mill grinding surface abutting on the upper mill grinding surface, and a core at least partially located in the opening portion. The core includes a plate-shaped portion which rotates, and an engagement portion engaged with an object to be grated is provided in a peripheral end surface of the plate-shaped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuya KITATANI, Hidekazu SHIMA
  • Publication number: 20160302609
    Abstract: A beverage preparation apparatus prepares a beverage with a liquid and powders, and includes an agitation unit including an agitation blade which agitates the liquid and the powders and an agitation tank which accommodates the agitation blade, an agitation blade drive portion which rotationally drives the agitation blade, and a control portion which controls the agitation blade drive portion. The agitation blade has a central axis of rotation and is provided with a plurality of blade portions surrounding the central axis of rotation. The control portion controls the agitation blade drive portion so as to switch between forward rotation and reverse rotation of the agitation blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuaki SAKANE, Masayuki UNO, Kazuya KITATANI, Akihiro YOSHIDOME, Hidekazu SHIMA, Masaru MISUMI
  • Publication number: 20160262567
    Abstract: A beverage preparation apparatus prepares a beverage by mixing and agitating tea leaves and hot water. In the beverage preparation apparatus, a heater representing one example of a heating mechanism heats water. As a motor for milling which implements a grating mechanism drives, a mill grates food. In the beverage preparation apparatus, as a time period TD has elapsed since start of heating by the heater, drive of the motor for milling is started.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nahoko SAKUMASU, Kazuya KITATANI, Yasuaki SAKANE
  • Patent number: 8926165
    Abstract: In an agitation mixing apparatus 51 which includes: a casing 52 having a flow path 56 in which a fluid flows; an agitator 53 which is disposed inside the casing 52 and includes a shaft 57 and a vane 58 mounted around the shaft 57; and a drive source 59, connected to the shaft 57, for vibrating the agitator 53 in an axial direction, grooves 71 are provided on an inner wall surface of the casing 52 at predetermined intervals in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Ohtsuka, Kazuya Kitatani
  • Publication number: 20110146653
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heating cooker (1) comprising a cooking chamber (12), a tray (13) inserted into the cooking chamber (12) in order to partition the cooking chamber inside into an upper space (12U) and a lower space (12D), an upper heater (14U) for heating the upper space (12U), a lower heater (14D) for heating the lower space (12D), an upper heater control device (21U) for controlling the output of the upper heater (14U), and a lower heater control device (21D) for controlling the output of the lower heater (14D). An upper heater temperature sensor (15U) is arranged in the upper space (12U), and a lower heater temperature sensor (15D) is disposed in the lower space (12D). A tray temperature sensor (15T) is disposed adjacent to the tray (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventor: Kazuya Kitatani
  • Publication number: 20110026357
    Abstract: In an agitation mixing apparatus 51 which includes: a casing 52 having a flow path 56 in which a fluid flows; an agitator 53 which is disposed inside the casing 52 and includes a shaft 57 and a vane 58 mounted around the shaft 57; and a drive source 59, connected to the shaft 57, for vibrating the agitator 53 in an axial direction, grooves 71 are provided on an inner wall surface of the casing 52 at predetermined intervals in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Masaki Ohtsuka, Kazuya Kitatani
  • Publication number: 20030057584
    Abstract: A preform is made by bundling up fibers, and then, immersed into a ceramic slurry to form a fiber compact. Then, a tansformable ceramic material is infiltrated into voids of the fiber compact to fabricate a ceramic based fiber-reinforced composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: Hiroshima University
    Inventors: Makoto Yoshida, Hideharu Fukunaga, Gen Sasaki, Kenya Nagahisa, Kazuya Kitatani